The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-21
TnI ROBBERS GOT MUCH MONEY.
The Amount Nariou-Iy Estimated at From
seI.OOo to $4,000.

--lsONO 10 >R's''Ns
Waco. TEXAS. May 20.-Passengers on
the Missouri Pacific train which arrived
here az 3 o'clock Yesterday morning give
the following particulars of the tram
robbery on the International and Great
Northern road. al Mcneil station, fifteen
miles from Austin Twelve mounted
men did the work. and with 40 much sys-
tenn that they secured large amount OF
money from The Pacific Express Compa
ny. Mr. c. W White, of Waco, pas
senrer. SAYS. The train left Austin Tor
Waco ON time. and when il pulled up at
Mcneil station il was found that the
agent and two men who intended to take
passage were i'm charge of twelve robbers
who had come TO the station well mount
cd and armed The robbers had rolled
log I'm front of the engine and the engi-
neer and fireman were guarded by some OF
them. while the others proceeded to fire
into the top of the cars in the train. The
passengers were told that if they kept
guiet they would not be molested, and
they kept quiet. The robbers hred about
one hundred shots within the coaches
TO HELP KEEP UP THE QulErNEss
of the passengers. Mr. Henry Landa, of
San Antonio. was shot in the hand. "A
+ brakeman named White had his cheek
and nose grazed by bullet The rob
/ bers made for the express car, which was
+ i'm charge of A. j. Nortbacker and de-
manded that ne open il. He refused to
obey and they then broke open the car
door and knocked the eXprcssman down.
/ The safe was broke open and robbed.
| D D ttn
+ fo know The amount has been various
F IN estimated at from S2i 600 TO 100000
! Nlr White says the eXpressman would
NOT or could not tell the amount of
money that had been taken. He said to
Mr. White. When ! saw the fellows
start out with the silver, which was a
bulky package | thought ! was safe, but
when thev returned and commenced look
ing for the currency, knew it was allup
with me- ID isto be supposed from these
remarks that
TuE EOnDERs sECi RED A LARGE AMOUNT
or MONEY
After the robbers had secured the
Doodle they told the trainmen 10 roll the
log of the track and they could go on.
Mr. White before leaving the station,
had @ talk with the agent, whose name IS
Is. r. Fly. Mr. Ely says the men came
to the station unmasked and took him
self and tao other men in charge. One
.0f the men was !. b. Rickets and halls
from Birmingham Ala. The robbers
also took fine gold watch and chain
from Mr. Rickcis The robbers took the
fhrre men. placed them in box car,
closed thc door and put guard over them.
Mr. White says he asked the agent what
kind ol looking men they were, and he told
him That they locked like border ruillans
They were well AIMED and seemed to un-
der-tand their business very thoroughly
After robbing the train they mounted
their hOr-c- and rode away. The train
Wa- delayed only about half an hour and
came ON north When it arrived at Waco,
N0rfhacker. the eXpressman, WAS weak
from loss of blood and the effects of the
blow, he received from the robbers, but
hc continued ON his run 10 DennisOn.
The conductor, engineer and fireman,
who were ON the train which was robbed,
changed "a, Tyler and their names were
not learned
ON THE TRAIL or THE ROBBERS.
CHICAGO, May ~ y npctlhl lIoil
Austin Tex, 10 the Times says Deputy
United States Marshal Rankin returned
late lasi night from the scene Of the train
robbery, and reports that with the as
sistance Of bioodhounds the officers got
on the tail Of the robbers. Ii was fol-
lowed few miles, when they came upon
the camp where the robbers had evidently
divided their bOOtv-sOme $4,000 EX-
pre- wrappers were lying around, and
, the numerous trails leading from the
] ground showed that the band scattered
here Mr. Rankin lett the sheriff Of
williamson county and large posse still
securing the country, and with the aid of
the bloOdh0unds hC thinks they will
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